34th Avenue Open Street
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See It: People Really Enjoy Open Streets When Cars are Banished
Kids having fun. Neighbors meeting neighbors. Everyone walking safe. And a lot of it!
April 29, 2021
ANALYSIS: DOT’s Permanent Open Streets Will Depend on its Definition of ‘Compromise’
Whose compromise? Our compromise!
April 29, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Hires Legendary Architect Maya Lin to Create Linear ‘Memorial Park’ on 34th Ave.
The DOT will hire the legendary architect to redesign 34th Avenue into a linear park that includes the city's COVID-19 memorial.
April 1, 2021
OPINION: Make 34th Avenue a Living Memorial to the Pandemic
The best way to honor the pandemic dead is to mark their passing, but also celebrate life — and a truly permanent 34th Avenue open street is the perfect way to do that, says our op-ed writer.
March 17, 2021
Hey, Drivers, Stop Saying Car-Free Streets Are Unsafe … Because You’re Wrong!
Streetsblog analyzed crash data from the same seven-month period in 2019 (when the street remained open to cars all day) and in 2020 (when cars were banished). Guess which period had 85 percent fewer injuries.
February 3, 2021
Opinion: Creating Space in America’s Densest City
In advance of Saturday's rally to turn 34th Avenue into permanent car-free space, one of the key organizers and an urban planner currently working for Ford's Spin unit talk about the importance of open space.
October 23, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street
The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.
October 22, 2020
Queens Pol Makes It Official: Demands 34th Avenue Open Street Be Made Permanent
A Queens council member has jumped on the effort to turn the city's best open street into a "permanent public space for the community."
September 14, 2020
Queens Pols: Make 34th Avenue Permanently Car-Free
Council Member Daniel Dromm and State Senator Jessica Ramos want the city to keep the open street off-limits to cars, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
June 11, 2020
Mayor de Blasio: ‘Open Streets’ Are Not a ‘Priority’ Right Now
The "open streets" experiment has died of overpolicing. It was 11 days old.
April 5, 2020
